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Tortricidae
51a0178.1 – 3818   Cagiva cephalanthana (Heinrich, 1921)

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Distribution: Holotype: Chambers Co., TX
Description/
Field Marks:
See Brown (2019), Zootaxa, 4671(2):195–222
Genitalia: See Brown (2019), Zootaxa, 4671(2):195–222
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Phalonia cephalanthana Heinrich, 1921
Taxonomic Notes: Cagiva cephalanthana (Heinrich, 1921) was formerly unassigned to genus in Meltzer & Brown (2014). Pogue (1986) proposed the genus Cagiva for this species in his unpublished Ph.D. dissertation and is nomen nudum (unavaillable). Brown (2019) published the name Cagiva, new genus, Zootaxa, 4671(2): 201.
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
  • Brown, J.W., 2019. New genera, new species, and new combinations in new world Cochylina (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae). Zootaxa, 4671(2): 195-222.
  • Heinrich, C., 1921. Some Lepidoptera likely to be confused with the Pink Bollworm. Journal of Agricultural Research, 20(11): 825, pl. 100, fig. A (gen. - ).
  • Metzler, E.H. & J.W. Brown, 2014. An updated check list of the Cochylina (Tortricidae, Tortricinae, Euliini) of North America north of Mexico including Greenland, with comments on classification and identification. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 68(4): 274-282.
  • Pogue, M.G., 1986. A generic revision of the Cochylidae (Lepidoptera) of North America. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Minnesota, 1-280.
  • Species Page at Block Island Moths
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
Cagiva cephalanthana
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Cagiva cephalanthana
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Cagiva cephalanthana
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Cagiva cephalanthana
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